Dreamboats And Petticoats

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Once Upon a Dream’ was a hit for Billy Fury who was arguably the biggest British solo star of the era: his 1960’s hit-rate was incredible: 24 hits across the decade, a record equaled only by The Beatles.

Further casting includes AJ Dean as Ray, Jennifer Biddall as Sue, Emma Hatton as Donna, David Cardy as Older Bobby, Patrick Burbridge as Derek, Sophie Byrne as Daisy/Brenda, Deborah Hewitt as Helen, Robin Johnson as Barry and Michael Kantola as Colin. this show is a delight from start to finish with an excellent cameo by a familiar face of the 60s Mark Wynter - and he's still got charisma! Dreamboats and Petticoats London opened at the Savoy Theatre in June 2009 before transferring to the Playhouse Theatre where it is still playing to packed houses.He almost gets the part, but is edged out by a last minute arrival to the auditions: the cool and confident Norman. Fame beckons for our heroine (in Torquay, naturally) contrasting with a summer season at Butlins for her beau, keeping them far apart. The Dreamboats and Petticoats series of albums have sold millions of copies (they are now up to the sixth compilation) and have proved that the pop and rock 'n' roll music of the Fifties and Sixties remains hugely popular to older audiences keen to hear music from their teenage years. Originally the show opened in Bromley in February 2009 to rave critical reviews and widespread audience acclaim.

Joseph Lukehurst as Norman, lead singer of the Conquests – well, it would be, wouldn’t it – is the first one to grab the slim lapels of your Beatle jacket, get you on your feet, and set the rock ball rolling. The 3rd and final London venue for the musical was the Wyndham's Theatre, where it had a limited run, 16 October 2012 to 19 January 2013. Indeed, the entire cast’s timing was as flawless in comedic and dramatic terms as it was in musical ones.

He will be appearing as the 'Older Bobby’ and ‘Phil – Bobby’s Dad', who runs the youth club around which the Olivier Award nominated production is based, until 7 January 2012. Overlooked is sweet Laura (Daisy Wood-Davis who has not yet done much, but should), who not only wants to be Bobby's girl (cue song), but who also happens to be a 16-year-old song-writing genius who can help Bobby win the National Youth Songwriting competition. Dreamboats and Petticoats is back in the West End following its packed runs at the Savoy and Playhouse theatres and a number of hugely successful UK tours.

Dreamboats and Petticoats, the book, is a nostalgic journey back to the age of espresso bars, skiffle and Mecca dance halls. Carol, Solitaire, Calendar Girl, Laughter In the Rain, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and Is This The Way to Amarillo. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Dreamboats and Petticoats is inspired by the smash hit million+ selling albums, and features some of the greatest hit songs of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era. And even if you’re not of that certain age, then you can still take this rock and roll monster of a session with my blessing, dust over those dancing shoes, and travel back to an era when the world seemed to look far better than it does today and the heavy incense of hope filled the air.Inspired by the smash hit, multi-million selling Dreamboats and Petticoats albums, the show features some of the greatest hit songs of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era including Bobby’s Girl, Shaking All Over, Three Steps To Heaven, Only Sixteen, Let’s Twist Again, At The Hop, The Wanderer and many more. Part of the best-selling compilation series showcasing the era of the birth of rock 'n' roll and pop music as we know it today, this bumper collection features 100 beloved hits from the likes of Elvis Presley, The Small Faces, Roy Orbison, Olivia Newton John, Cliff Richard, and more. It's 1961, where Bobby, an awkward but talented teenager, is auditioning for a band at the local Youth Club. What might have been fresh and sweet feels increasingly cynical; more a lightweight social document than a genuine and imaginative attempt to create a theatrical experience. Production photos: Des does Dreamboats at the Playhouse Des O'Connor joins the cast of of Dremaboats and Petticoats at the Playhouse Theatre in London [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Des O'Connor in Dreamboats and Petticoats.

But the boy-meets-girl premise is predictable, and in the rush to get from song to song (there are almost 40), character and plot development take a back seat.We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. This show is a very rich mix indeed, and the icing on the cake is generously supplied by veteran 1960s star Mark Wynter as impresario Larry – Larry Parnes, could it be? The house band was Rory Storm and the Hurricanes with a drummer destined to be a Beatle – one Ringo Starr.